ISTANBUL: Trkiye’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines served for 65.1 million air passengers during the first nine months of 2024, it announced on Wednesday. The number of air passengers increased by 1.8% year-on-year in the January-September period, the carrier stated. The firm carried 23.9 million international passengers, up 6.7%, in the
ANKARA: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded Wednesday to American biochemist David Baker and British scientists Demis Hassabis and John Jumper, recognizing their pioneering work in protein design and AI-based protein structure prediction, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Baker was awarded half of the prize
ANKARA: The Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Simsek will pay an official visit to Qatar and Kuwait. Simsek will hold talks in Qatar on Wednesday as part of his program, according to the information obtained from the ministry. He will first meet with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister
BEIRUT: Trkiye on Wednesday sent two ships to Lebanon to evacuate 2,000 Turkish citizens amid rising tensions in the region, the country’s ambassador to Beirut said. Speaking to Anadolu, Ali Baris Ulusoy said that Turkish citizens have requested evacuation due to the deteriorating security situation caused by Israel’s growing attacks
ISTANBUL: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to visit Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for talks on Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. The Iranian Embassy in Riyadh said Araghchi will meet with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues, including
SARAJEVO: Trkiye’s low-cost airline AJet, a subsidiary of the country’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines, has carried 12 million passengers since launching in March this year and now aims to transport over 20 million in 2024, according to its CEO. The carrier recently added the Bosnian city of Tuzla to its
